The Left has to sh@#ing bricks hearing that.
I must not be thinking clearly tonight because I bet you have a point I'm missing. Wouldn't it make him even more relevant if the filibuster was done away with? He'd likely be the deciding vote for everything. With the filibuster, he can let the Republicans stand in the way of legislation he doesn't agree with.Why in hell would Manchin agree to end the filibuster? All that would do is make him 100% irrelevant to anything and anyone.
The Left has to sh@#ing bricks hearing that.
Center right is too far left for the party of insurrection so he will have to end up in lockstep with the GOP on EVERYTHING if he wants to keep their vote. It is going to get ugly in a few months when nothing gets done. That is when the pressure will be on for him to break. He will get some real perks for it too. Things that will make him a hero in much neglected W. Virginia I hope. The Dems need to deliver now more than anytime in my life and they know it. The fact that not one Replicant will vote to secure our right to vote should be enough to reveal their true colors to the nation.I wonder if Manchin has grown concerned about the how far left the left has gone and has reached the point of disagreeing with some/too much of what they want to do. Maybe he wants to put the brakes on but doesn't want to be the lone vote preventing things he doesn't agree with - which without the filibuster, he might have to be unless Sinema decided to join him.
Come to think of it, you're right. I got it 100% wrong. Maybe I was just hoping I'm right. Thanks for pointing this out.I must not be thinking clearly tonight because I bet you have a point I'm missing. Wouldn't it make him even more relevant if the filibuster was done away with? He'd likely be the deciding vote for everything. With the filibuster, he can let the Republicans stand in the way of legislation he doesn't agree with.
The Left has to sh@#ing bricks hearing that.
I wonder if Manchin has grown concerned about the how far left the left has gone and has reached the point of disagreeing with some/too much of what they want to do. Maybe he wants to put the brakes on but doesn't want to be the lone vote preventing things he doesn't agree with - which without the filibuster, he might have to be unless Sinema decided to join him.
What are you talking about? None of us thought the Democratic party was going to end the filibuster.
Aside from attaching the word "reactionary" to some unknown person (unless you have an unnamed specific person in mind who has a "reactionary"???? personality trait), I'd certainly agree this comment makes a lot of sense. It would be difficult for most any Dem to win that seat, besides Manchin.I doubt it.
I think it’s more about electoral politics.
He and the Democratic leadership know that his seat would likely be filled by a reactionary Republican if the GOP could knock him off.
It may do that "ping pong game" deal when control of Congress changes hands, but in the current filibuster form that it is today, simply bogs Congress down to a complete stand still. Manchin is flexing his king of the mtn vote for power, recognition and possibly some sort of reward for playing along or pleasing the other side. Reform the filibuster and get back to work.Maybe he also happens to agree with McConnell that ending the filibuster turns the Senate into a legislative ping pong game every single time congress changes hands.
Aside from attaching the word "reactionary" to some unknown person (unless you have an unnamed specific person in mind who has a "reactionary"???? personality trait), I'd certainly agree this comment makes a lot of sense. It would be difficult for most any Dem to win that seat, besides Manchin.
Familiar ground, eh?Why in hell would Manchin agree to end the filibuster? All that would do is make him 100% irrelevant to anything and anyone.